The subject in art : portraiture and the birth of the modern
by
Soussloff, Catherine M.
Title
:
The subject in art : portraiture and the birth of the modern
Author
:
Soussloff, Catherine M.
ISBN
:
9780822336587
9780822336709
Personal Author
:
Soussloff, Catherine M.
Publication Information
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Durham : Duke University Press, 2006.
Physical Description
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xiii, 175 pages, 16 pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Contents
:
Introduction: the subject in art -- A genealogy of the subject in the portrait -- The birth of the social history of art -- The subject at risk: Jewish assimilation and Viennese portraiture -- Art photography, portraiture, and modern subjectivity -- Regarding the subject in art history: an epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Abstract
:
Challenging prevailing theories regarding the birth of the subject, Catherine M. Soussloff argues that the modern subject did not emerge from psychoanalysis or existential philosophy. Rather it was first visualised in the theory and practice of portraiture in early 20th century Vienna.
Subject Term
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Portraits, Austrian -- Austria -- Vienna -- 20th century.
Subjectivity in art.
Self (Philosophy) in art.
Art -- Historiography -- History -- 20th century.
Electronic Access
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| VEGA Pretoria | General Books | 000009974 | 704.94 SOU | 1 |